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Bill Weir Leaving ABC for CNN

The former “Nightline” anchor Bill Weir will join CNN next month in an as-yet- undefined anchor role as well being as the network’s chief “innovation correspondent,” covering developments in the technology world.

CNN made the announcement on Friday afternoon, after ABC that morning announced the appointment of Dan Harris as the new co-anchor of “Nightline.” ABC also noted that Mr. Weir was departing.

In a telephone interview on Friday, Mr. Weir said he was excited to be joining CNN, which he said would provide him with "a bouillabaisse of great opportunities.”

The network did not announce a specific show or time period where Mr. Weir might land. Mr. Weir said: “I have a specific idea for a show in my head. Where it ends up at this point is anybody’s guess.”

Asked if that might be somewhere on CNN’s prime-time lineup, Mr. Weir said, “Everybody wants to work in prime time.”

Mr. Weir, who reported for ABC on stories ranging from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the tsunami in Japan and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, also covered some of the big companies in the technology world, including Apple and Facebook. He worked as an anchor on “Nightline” for the last four years.